PABLO, MONTANA 59855 ISSN: 0528-8592
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Council highlights...
Council votes not to employ themselves one day a week
APRIL 15,1981
An eleventh hour move by Louis Adams at the March 27th regular Council meeting caused the rescinding of a February 26 motion authorizing each councilman to work one day a week to prepare for meetings and keep up with the developments in Indian Country. The Arlee councilman, an outspoken opponent of the one-day-a-week plan from the start, was opposed only by Joe McDonald, Ronan. (Councilmen Swaney, Kenmille and E.W. Morigeau were absent.)
Thanks to an on-the-ball recording secretary, we needn't go
into whatever else happened during that meeting because Ms. Culpepper beat us to the punchline by providing the meeting's minutes extraordinarily ahead of the usual schedule (beginning on page 19). But we can still cover the April quarterly here...
After the usual round of committee minutes approvals, Chairman Tom Pablo opened the meeting for public comment.
Michael Morigeau, EDA Planning Director, announced that the Post and Pole Yard would be ready to begin using all its
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Tribal T. V. stars?
The next item on the tribal college's ever-increasing expansion agenda is the setting up of a T.V. station. Still on the back burner pending the mundane matter of money, the Tribes have applied to the FCC (which is the Federal Communications Commission, and not the Flathead Culture Committee) for permission to operate a low-frequency T.V. station on the rez.
Chances are that our location on the tube will be UHF channel 33. Plans call for the station to broadcast PBS programs (high-class educational shows) and actual courses from SKCC.
The Tribes stand a pretty fair chance of getting FCC approval, despite hundreds of competing applications, because
Pichette schedules district meeting
St. Ignatius Councilman Noel Pitchette announces that he's calling a district meeting for April 25 at the St. Ignatius Community Center, beginning at ten in the morning. He hopes to see a lot of tribal citizens there.
the government likes minorities to have a chance at these special channels.
The project's price tag is floating around the $100,000 mark, most of which is expected to come from grants. The translator will be linked to Radio Kerr's proposed FM tower.
If all goes well and the application is approved this summer, reservation residents could sign up for SKCC's fall quarter classes and start getting smart without having to leave home. Better keep an eye out for a sale on UHF antennas so you'll be ready.
Inside this Issue
Marvin Camel update...........................Page 2
Big Horn case causing ripples.....................page 4
Bigfork man donates artifacts....................page 5
Junior Tribal Council report.....................Page 6
"Letters to the Editor"..........................page 7
"Around the Campfire".......................page jq
Council Minutes.......................begin on Page 14